What to do if children have supernumerary teeth?

Children's dental health is a very important matter. The state of teeth has a great impact on children's physical health. Usually, many children will have symptoms of deformed teeth, which will have a certain impact on children's oral development. For example, supernumerary teeth in children are a common problem. Supernumerary teeth can cause dental deformities, etc. Let's take a look at what to do with children's supernumerary teeth?

The incidence of supernumerary teeth in children accounts for 1% to 3% of the normal population and is related to certain physiological defects such as cleft palate and clavicular skull dysplasia. A normal person has 32 permanent teeth, including 8 incisors, 4 canines, 8 premolars and 12 molars. Any extra teeth that grow beyond this number are medically called "supernumerary teeth". Supernumerary teeth vary greatly, generally resembling a cone, and sometimes can develop into other shapes, even similar to teeth with the same name. Supernumerary teeth are commonly found between the two central incisors.

Supernumerary teeth vary greatly. They are generally cone-shaped, but can sometimes develop into other shapes, even similar to teeth with the same name. Supernumerary teeth are often found between the two central incisors.

The harm of supernumerary teeth is that if they grow in the dentition, they will occupy the position of normal teeth. Since normal teeth are squeezed out by the supernumerary teeth, they have to grow out from the side of the gums, resulting in disordered tooth arrangement. If supernumerary teeth grow outside the dentition, double teeth will be formed with gaps between the two teeth, causing food debris to be trapped and impacted, leading to inflammation of the gum tissue and even causing tooth decay.

Supernumerary teeth are teeth that should not exist in the first place and may also cause adverse consequences. Therefore, once supernumerary teeth occur, you should ask a doctor to identify and remove them in time. However, there are still a few children whose supernumerary teeth have not been noticed in the early stages of their growth. When they are discovered and are arranged fairly neatly in the dentition, do not affect other teeth, and there is no abnormality in the occlusion relationship, it can be considered to retain the supernumerary tooth.